FAIRFIELD, IA (IRN) – A pedestrian was killed Wednesday evening in Fairfield. KCII Radio reports 71-year-old Thomas Calhoun of Fairfield was crossing Burlington Avenue when he was struck by a vehicle. The car was driven by 28-year-old Bryce Edmonds of Fairfield. Calhoun was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, but died. The incident remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (IRN) – Police in Cedar Rapids are investigating an instance of shots fired in broad daylight yesterday. KGAN-TV reports people inside a red or maroon Pontiac Grand AM and a tan Chrysler van were shooting at each other. Several shell casings were found near the scene.
LINN COUNTY, IA (IRN) – One person is dead following a shooting in rural Linn County near Coggon, according to KCRG-TV. Police received a 911 call regarding an altercation and shooting, and when they arrived on scene they found a dead man in the backyard of a home. Five people were detained.
ROCK ISLAND, IL (IRN) – A body has been recovered from the Mississippi River near the Rock Island Arsenal’s hydroelectric dam, according to WQAD-TV. The body has been identified as 22-year-old Tyler Steeg of Clinton. Steeg and Keegan Rasmussen, also 22, were boating on the Mississippi River in November when they went missing.
BOONE, IA (IRN) – An armed and dangerous suspect in Boone may be disguised as a cop. WHO-TV reports a vehicle belonging to 43-year-old Ronald Steenhoek caused another vehicle to crash. Steenhoek allegedly approached the victims with a gun, pulled them out of the vehicle and robbed them. Witnesses say he was dressed like a police officer or security guard.
DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – State union workers held six different press conferences statewide Wednesday to ask legislators to include them in collective bargaining discussions. KCCI-TV reports hundreds of teachers, nurses, police officers and road crews gathered at the statehouse to send a message to Republican lawmakers drafting a bill that will impact 180,000 state workers. One teacher said “collective bargaining isn’t broken. Leave it alone.”